Newly published research by Hft reveals that the number of social care providers who have been forced to cut support has doubled in the last 12 months.
Source: Hft | About us | “A sector out of options” – Hft publishes latest research
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Care worker sleep-in pay ruling risks becoming a nightmare | Matthew Wort | Society | The Guardian
With council budgets at breaking point, services need more resources to protect a sector already in crisis
Source: Care worker sleep-in pay ruling risks becoming a nightmare | Matthew Wort | Society | The Guardian
Pay all employed carers the Living Wage petition | Inclusion London | Carer Voice
You may be aware that there is a crisis within Social Care, an even greater crisis than that within health. This because a crisis in Social Care will have a great impact on health making the health crisis even greater.
Please could you consider supporting the Petition – Pay all employed carers the Living Wage. Petition link
I am involved in a Petition project based on the Care Workers within the Care Industry.
This industry is in crisis, as is the Health Service, but within Social Care this crisis is even greater. This in turn will create even more pressure on all aspects of the Health Service. Therefore, action is needed to minimise the Social Care crisis and pay paid carers a reasonable wage is one of these actions, so there is now a petition.
Please, therefore, could you support the Petition – Pay all employed carers the Living Wage Flash, (Families Lobbying & Advising Sheffield), a group of family carers of relatives with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism in Sheffield are concerned at the state of Social Care, not only in Sheffield, but throughout the UK.
We all know that there is a major crisis in Social Care not just in Sheffield, but all over the UK. This is in a large part due to the lack of persons willing to come into the Care Industry, of which the low pay is a prime factor.
Parliament are aware and have formed a Cross Party Committee to look at funding, recruitment and pay for Care Workers in the Care Industry.
The Government currently have a recruitment campaign for the Care Industry ‘Every Day is Different’ https://carervoice.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/new-campaign-to-recruit-thousands-more-adult-social-care-staff-gov-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-57 .
However, there is no mention of pay.
Please therefore, could you consider the following #pay #employed #wage#funding #government#serviceproviders #living
Could you look at promoting the Petition – ‘Pay all employed carers the Living Wage, created by FLASh (Families Lobbying & Advising Sheffield).
Petition link https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236151
Please sign this Petition, however, until you then click the signature verification link in the resulting email your signature will not be valid and will therefore not count re supporting the Petition cause.
More information https://1drv.ms/w/s!Aq2MsYduiazglWxA60JAY_2cpvN8
We need this Tory Government to end Austerity Cuts to Local Authorities and then increase the Grants to these Authorities so they can fund Care Service Providers to be able to pay their care workers at least the Living Wage.
Please also see the HFT report ‘Sector Pulse Check’, https://1drv.ms/w/s!Aq2MsYduiazglXuM7Duz6HOYXvsv
If the Petition attains 10,000 signatures, the Government will respond and if 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.
Please support and share with your work colleagues, family & friends, Social Media, MP and Local Councillors.
For any further information Chris can be contacted on carervoice@gmail.com
Thank of you
Chris Sterry
Vice-chair of FLASh
Source: Pay all employed carers the Living Wage petition | Inclusion London | Carer Voice
Benefit changes are driving demand for NHS mental health services
Unfortunately vulnerable person who have care and nursing needs are certainly being hit by benefit changes causing “substantial care deficit resulting from the impact of growing social and economic hardship”.
But on top of that the Service Providers who undertake to provide care workers to administer the care required to these vulnerable people are short of the Care Workers to perform this care. Workers are unwilling to come into the Care Industry in the numbers required due to the abysmal pay they will receive, especially when taking into account the responsibilities they have to take on in their duties of care.
Most of these Care providers are funded by either Local Authorities directly or the local authorities fund the persons in need of care so they can instruct a provider to provide staff or they employ their own carers by receiving Direct Payments from Local authorities or if funded by health they will be funded by Personal Health Budgets.
While health have been receiving some increase in payments from the Government, but in no way of sufficient proportions, this is not so for Local Authorities who have been subjected to cuts based on austerity measures implemented by the Government of at least a cut of 60% and even more.
So while there is a health crisis, there is also a Social Care crisis of even greater proportions, which could, if the austerity measures are not reversed see a dismantling of Social Care by providers handing bach Council contract due to these providers having deficiency of staff to fulfil these contracts. Many Service Providers are seriously considering if they can even remain in the industry.
Urgently the Government need to take this on board and seriously undertake to fully fund all aspects of Social Care, for if they fail to do so the decimation of Social Care will have a direct impact on health services, making a the crisis in health even more of a crisis, resulting not only a complete breakdown of Soc ial Care, but also of the health service.
If you think it is bad now just you wait and see.
It is because of the above that a petition has been created and I therefore wish you to consider supporting and promoting in any areas at your disposal the Petition – Pay all employed carers the Living Wage
Flash, (Families Lobbying & Advising Sheffield), a group of family carers of relatives with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism in Sheffield are concerned at the state of Social Care, not only in Sheffield, but throughout the UK.
We all know that there is a major crisis in Social Care not just in Sheffield, but all over the UK. This is in a large part due to the lack of persons willing to come into the Care Industry, of which the low pay is a prime factor.
Parliament are aware and have formed a Cross Party Committee to look at funding, recruitment and pay for Care Workers in the Care Industry.
The Government currently have a recruitment campaign for the Care Industry ‘Every Day is Different’ https://carervoice.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/new-campaign-to-recruit-thousands-more-adult-social-care-staff-gov-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-57 .
However, there is no mention of pay.
Please therefore, could you consider the following
#pay #employed #wage #funding #government #serviceproviders #living
Could you look at signing and promoting the Petition – ‘Pay all employed carers the Living Wage, created by FLASh (Families Lobbying & Advising Sheffield).
Petition link https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236151
Please sign this Petition, however, until you then click the signature verification link in the resulting email your signature will not be valid and will therefore not count re supporting the Petition cause.
More information https://1drv.ms/w/s!Aq2MsYduiazglWxA60JAY_2cpvN8
We need this Tory Government to end Austerity Cuts to Local Authorities and then increase the Grants to these Authorities so they can fund Care Service Providers to be able to pay their care workers at least the Living Wage.
Please also see the HFT report ‘Sector Pulse Check’, https://1drv.ms/w/s!Aq2MsYduiazglXuM7Duz6HOYXvsv
If the Petition attains 10,000 signatures, the Government will respond and if 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.
Please support and share with your work colleagues, family & friends, Social Media, MP and Local Councillors.
For any further information Chris can be contacted on carervoice@gmail.com
Thank you
Chris Sterry
Vice-chair of FLASh
New national Freephone support service for family carers of people with learning disabilities
Original post from HFT
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The Family Carer Support Service (FCSS) is now offering a Freephone service for family carers of people with learning disabilities.
The support service, which is run by Hft – the learning disabilities charity, will offer free telephone support, including from mobiles, between 8.30am and 4.30pm weekdays to ensure that family carers have sufficient access to information.
Support can be accessed using The Big Word telephone translation service which is available for people who don’t speak English.
The FCSS is the only free national support service for family carers of adults with learning disabilities. Support provided via the Freephone service includes helping family carers know their rights, understand the law, how to navigate health and social care systems and challenge decisions.
Rhianon Gale, FCSS Manager, said: “Access to accurate and up to date information is a right; family carers are often financially disadvantaged and shouldn’t have to pay for the support they need. The FCSS is dedicated to helping family carers support their relative with learning disabilities to stay safe, well and live a good life, while keeping well in their own right.”
The FCSS has been supporting family carers for over 20 years through its one to one support, family carer focussed guides and free workshops for family carers. It is currently planning free workshops about the Care Act delivered across England which family carers can book their place in July.
For family carers who are looking for support, the Freephone number is 0808 801 0448 and e-mail support can be accessed by contacting familycarersupport@hft.org.uk. For more information about the FCSS, visit www.hft.org.uk/familycarersupport. …………..’
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